Animal Rights

Your Grass-Fed Beef is About to Get More Expensive

January 22, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: January 22, 2018

More people want to consume meat in a more humane or ethical way, and grass-fed beef has been a large part of that equation. The grass-fed beef market is on the verge of a crisis though, as the levels of… [read]

Wal-Mart Deceived Buyers of Organic Eggs, U.S. Lawsuit Says

January 18, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: January 18, 2018

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and their egg supplier are currently facing a federal lawsuit for misleading consumers by selling organic eggs with packaging that claimed the birds had access to the outdoors. The lawsuit alleges that Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the megastores’ … [read]

Trump’s USDA Ends Animal Welfare Laws for Organic Eggs

January 1, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: January 1, 2018

The Trump administration announced in late December plans to reject humane-treatment regulations of cage-free chickens that were proposed during the previous administration. This reversal doesn’t come as a huge surprise since the USDA repeatedly delayed the enforcement of those regulations.… [read]

Are You Ready To Pay A Tax For Meat?

December 28, 2017 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: December 28, 2017

Governments are brainstorming for ways to combat the devastating environmental effects of factory farming, and several countries in Europe are calling for a tax on meat. No other industry involves the most pressing environmental and health issues of today, like… [read]

Farms Reduce Livestock Antibiotic Usage For First Time, Report Shows

December 13, 2017 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: December 23, 2019

The yearly Food and Drug Administration report on the sale of “medically important” antibiotics for food-producing animals has been released, and it’s good news. For the first time since the FDA started tracking these sales in 2009, sales of medically… [read]

Slaughter of 90,000 Wild Horses May Proceed Despite 80% Objection From Public

November 26, 2017 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: November 26, 2017

President Donald Trump’s budget proposal calls for saving $10 million next year by selling wild horses. Horses captured throughout the West will likely be sold for slaughter, which current regulations do not allow. Wild horse advocates say the change would… [read]

The Key to Happiness is Going Vegan, Affirms World Happiness Expert

November 23, 2017 by Aska Barros
Last updated on: November 25, 2017

Matthieu Ricard is a former French genetic scientist, Tibetan monk, and author of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill. His designation as the world’s happiest man is the result of a scientific research done on him and… [read]

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